• What does Global Sources do?
• How long has Global Sources been in business?
• Where is Global Sources headquartered?
• How many team members does Global Sources have?
• When did Global Sources go public and where is it traded?
• Why did Global Sources list through a reverse merger with
Fairchild Corp?
• Does Global Sources issue dividends?
• Does Global Sources have a direct stock purchase plan?
• How do I purchase stock in Global Sources?
• How many shares are outstanding?
• What was the purpose of the shelf filing?
• Has Global Sources utilized the shelf filing?
• What is Global Sources' fiscal year?
• Who are Global Sources' independent public accountants?
• Does Global Sources have analyst coverage?
• How can I contact Global Sources?
• How can I get an investor kit?
• Who is on the board of directors?

What does Global Sources do?
Global Sources is a leading business-to-business (B2B) media company and a primary facilitator of two-way trade with Greater China. The core business is facilitating trade from Greater China to the world, using a wide range of English-language media. The other key business segment facilitates trade from the world to Greater China using Chinese-language media.

The company provides sourcing information to volume buyers and integrated marketing services to suppliers. It helps a community of over 647,000 active buyers source more profitably from complex overseas supply markets. With the goal of providing the most effective ways possible to advertise, market and sell, Global Sources enables suppliers to sell to hard-to-reach buyers in over 230 countries.

The company offers the most extensive range of media and export marketing services in the industries it serves. It delivers information on 2 million products and more than 160,000 suppliers annually through 14 online marketplaces, 13 monthly magazines, over 100 sourcing research reports and nine specialized trade shows which run 22 times a year across seven cities.

Suppliers receive more than 23 million sales leads annually from buyers through Global Sources Online (http://www.globalsources.com) alone.

Global Sources has been facilitating global trade for 36 years. In mainland China it has over 2,000 team members in 44 locations, and a community of over 1 million registered online users and magazine readers for Chinese-language media.

How long has Global Sources been in business?
36 years.

Where is Global Sources headquartered?
Domiciled in Bermuda, Global Sources' headquarters are in Hong Kong. In August 2004, Global Sources purchased new office space in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, for its China headquarters. The facilities encompass 9,000 square meters, or approximately 100,000 square feet, on four floors in the Shenzhen International Chamber of Commerce Tower.

How many team members does Global Sources have?
We have 2,489 team members as of October, 2006.

When did Global Sources go public and where is it traded?
Global Sources became public on the Nasdaq National Market on April 14, 2000, under its ticker symbol GSOL.

Why did Global Sources list through a reverse merger with Fairchild Corp?
In March 2000, Global Sources exchanged 100 percent of its shares for a 95 percent stake in Fairchild (Bermuda) Ltd. Through this deal, Global Sources sought a public listing in order to provide an additional source of funds to expand its Internet business. If Global Sources had proceeded with the traditional Initial Public Offering, it would have taken much longer to go public.

Does Global Sources issue dividends?
Not at this time, however, the company distributed a one for ten bonus share issue on its outstanding common shares in April of 2005 and 2004.

Does Global Sources have a direct stock purchase plan?
The company offers a stock award plan to its team members, but at this time does not offer a direct stock purchase plan.

How do I purchase stock in Global Sources?
GSOL’s common stock can be purchased through any registered broker.

How many shares are outstanding?
At December 31, 2006, basic shares issued and outstanding were 42.3 million.

What was the purpose of the shelf filing?
In April 2004, Global Sources filed a $300 million shelf registration to enable it to conveniently raise funds. The primary purpose was to give management greater flexibility for various situations that may arise including new business initiatives and merger and/or acquisition opportunities.

Has Global Sources utilized the shelf filing?
In March 2005 the company completed a registered direct offering of 3,000,000 common shares. The common shares were sold to investors at a purchase price of US$13.50 per share resulting in aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of approximately US$40.5 million. WR Hambrecht + Co served as the placement agent for the offering.

What is Global Sources' fiscal year?
The fiscal year ends December 31.

Who are Global Sources' independent public accountants?
Ernst & Young

Does Global Sources have analyst coverage?

Jason Brueschke	Citigroup	852-2501-2482	jason.brueschke@citigroup.com
John Ma, CFA	Roth Capital Partners	949-720-5738	jma@rothcp.com

How can I contact Global Sources?

How can I get an investor kit?
For immediate access to printer friendly versions of the latest information, please see the Investor Kit on the Investor Overview page.

If you would like information to be mailed to you, please use the following contacts.

In the US, please forward requests to:
Moriah Shilton & Christiane Pelz
Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates
44 Montgomery St. Suite 3520
San Francisco, CA 94104
Tel: (415) 433-3777
Fax: (415) 433-5577
E-mail: investor@globalsources.com

Outside of the US, please forward requests to:
Eddie Heng
Tel: (65) 65472-850
Fax: (65) 65472-223
E-mail: investor@globalsources.com

You can also use the Information Request form on this website to request an Investor Relations kit.

Who is on the board of directors?
Our board of directors currently consists of eight members:

Merle Hinrichs: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Eddie Heng: Chief Financial Officer
Sarah Benecke
Roderick Chalmers
David Jones
Robert Lees
Jeffrey Steiner
James Watkins

For more information, please see the Management Team section on this website.